MC1-Stream

=Marsh Creek 1 - Stream Characteristics=

__Overview__
The Marsh Creek site is a **rocky bottom stream** as defined by the Adopt-A-Stream criteria for "Determining Stream Type." North Georgia streams are typically **rocky bottom streams** with riffle and leaf packs that have no embeddedness. __Leaf packs__ are clusters of rotting leaves and sticks stuck in the stream. __Riffles__ are areas where the water rushes over a collection of rocks. This process provides oxygen to the water. When water is present in Site One of Marsh Creek, there are numerous riffles. Furthermore, this headwater is an ephemeral stream and typically has flowing water only during or just after a rain event.



__14 June 2012__
Due to a rain event occuring within the previous 24 hours, a small stream flowed through the site during the first site visit. Although the current stream is extremely small, the bankfull width and depth were great due to channeling created from extreme rain events, causing extreme erosion. After the large volume of rapidly moving water evacuated, many small staggered pools remained.



__21 June 2012__
On the second site visit, the stream was reduced in size, leaving only the staggered pools behind.



__26 June 2012__
On the third site visit, the streambed was dry, and therefore no data were collected.

__Marsh Creek Site 1 Stream Profile__
in feet || Water width in feet || Height 1 || Height 2 || Height 3 || Height 4 || Height 5 || Height 6 || Height 7 || Height 8 || Height 9 || Height 10 || Height 11 || Height 12 || Height 13 || Height 14 ||
 * Date || Bankfull width
 * 14June2012 || 35 || 6.25 || 0 || 1.50 || 4.25 || 6.58 || 8.91 || 8.83 || 8.83 || 8.91 || 9.00 || 9.08 || 8.42 || 6.58 || 5.5 || 3.92 ||

__Discharge__
Depth ||= Average Width ||= **Area** ||= Average Time ||= Length ||= **Speed** ||= **Coefficient** ||= Stream Flow ||
 * = Date ||= Average
 * = June 14, 2012 ||= 0.375 ft ||= 6.25 ft ||= 2.34 sqft ||= 47.7 sec. ||= 20 ft ||= 2.385 ft/sec ||= .8 ||= 4.46 cfs ||
 * = June 21, 2012 ||= 0.75 ft ||= 1.67 ft ||= 1.25 sqft ||= 0 sec. ||= 3 ft ||= 0 ft/sec ||= .8 ||= 0 cfs ||
 * = June 26, 2012 ||= 0 ft ||= 0 ft ||= 0 sqft ||= 0 sec. ||= 0 ft ||= 0 ft/sec ||= .8 ||= 0 cfs ||

At Site 1, only one day had a stream discharge.

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